Vocab Info
N2 る-verb, Intransitive verb
絶えるto die out, to peter out, to become extinct, to cease, to be stopped, to be discontinued, to be cut off
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る-verb, Intransitive verb
1.
to die out, to peter out, to become extinct
る-verb, Intransitive verb
2.
to cease, to be stopped, to be discontinued, to be cut off
All Forms
絶える 【たえる】、断える 【たえる】
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命が絶えた人をお墓に入れる。
Put the person whose life petered out in the grave.
子供を産まなかったので血筋が絶えました。
Because I didn't have children, the bloodline has died out.
都会では人通りが絶える事がほとんどありません。
In the city, the passing of people never ceases.
両親からの仕送りが絶えては、私は暮らしていく事が出来ません。
If the financial support from my parents were to be cut off, I wouldn't be able to make a living.
息が絶えるか絶えないかのうちに、祖父は「愛している」と呟いた。
His breathing almost petering out, my grandfather whispered, 'I love you.'
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